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Sridhar Kumar Kannam¹, B D Todd, J S Hansen

¹Mathematics Discipline, Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Science and Centre for Molecular Simulation, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria 3122, Australia. urssrisri@gmail.com

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Area of Science:

Fluid dynamics
Materials science
Nanotechnology

Background:

Calculating interfacial friction is crucial for understanding fluid behavior in confined systems.
Previous methods were limited to planar interfaces, restricting their application to micro/nanoscale devices.

Purpose of the Study:

To extend a previously developed method for calculating interfacial friction coefficients to cylindrical geometries.
To investigate the curvature-dependent nature of the friction coefficient in confined systems.

Main Methods:

The study extends a novel method for calculating interfacial friction coefficients.
The method is applied to model methane flow within carbon nanotubes.
Validation is performed using non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations.

Main Results:

The extended method successfully calculates curvature-dependent interfacial friction coefficients for cylindrical systems.
Results show good agreement between the proposed method and non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations for methane in carbon nanotubes.
The friction coefficient is demonstrated to be dependent on the curvature of the interface.

Conclusions:

The developed method is robust and general for predicting fluid-solid interfacial friction in cylindrical nanofluidic systems.
This work provides a valuable tool for designing and optimizing nanoscale devices involving fluid flow.
The findings contribute to a deeper understanding of interfacial phenomena in curved nanoconfinement.